Historical trends underscore the impressive performance of bonds during Federal Reserve rate-cutting cycles. Since 1980, bond markets have consistently delivered substantial returns as rates were lowered. A notable example comes from April to June 1980, when an 11% rate cut coincided with an exceptional 18.8% return on the Bloomberg US Aggregate Index. Similarly, between June 1989 and September 1992, a 6.56% rate reduction drove an astonishing 46.3% return.
